Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
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Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Appointer	President of South Africa
Precursor	Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
Formation	29 May 2019
Final holder	Thoko Didiza
Abolished	30 June 2024
Succession	Minister of Agriculture; Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development
Deputy	Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Salary	R2,401,633[1]
Website	Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

The minister of agriculture, land reform and rural development was a minister of the Cabinet of South Africa, with political executive responsibility for agriculture, land reform and rural development, as well as for the Agricultural Research Council, the National Agricultural Marketing Council, Onderstepoort Biological Products, the Perishable Products Export Control Board, and Ncera Farms.

The agriculture, land reform and rural development portfolio was created in the 2019 cabinet reorganization by President Cyril Ramaphosa; the minister inherited the responsibility for agriculture from the minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries. The last minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries was Senzeni Zokwana with Sfiso Buthelezi as his deputy, before the portfolio was changed in May 2019.^[2]

The ministry was split in 2024 into the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Land Reform and Rural Development in the third cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa.^[3]

References

1. "Determination salaries and allowances of the Deputy President, Ministers and Deputy Ministers of 2019/20", Notice 113 of 2020.
2. "President Cyril Ramaphosa announces changes to the National Executive" (Press release). Government Communication & Information System. 26 February 2018.
3. https://businesstech.co.za/news/government/778082/ramaphosa-announces-new-cabinet-these-are-all-the-new-ministers-and-their-deputies/ ^{[bare URL]}

External links

• Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development